auricular fibrillation n.
See atrial fibrillation.
It is the general consensus of opinion that auricular fibrillation may persist for months or even years.
If that is true, then auricular fibrillation may last for many years.
Some hold that the state of perpetual irregular pulse is associated with auricular fibrillation.
In no case of auricular fibrillation is the heart muscle free from extensive fibrous changes.
